The Enemy for Blogophilia 21.5
The shelling stopped. Since late morning, the back and forth fire had been on-going with neither side gaining. Mike knew it wouldn’t be long before the artillery would start again, and his ears would...
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J.C. Martin, the Fighter Writer, is hosting the Oracle Olympics, in connection with her new book, ORACLE! Here’s the rules: Write a 100-word (exactly) short story based on the prompt(does not include...
View Article100W Sprint Heat 2
J.C. Martin, the Fighter Writer, is hosting the Oracle Olympics, in connection with her new book, ORACLE! Here’s the rules: Write a 100-word (exactly) short story based on the prompt(does not include...
View ArticleDrabble for Dad-J.C. Martin
J.C. Martin, the Fighter Writer, is hosting the Oracle Olympics, in connection with her new book, ORACLE! Here’s the rules: Write a 100-word (exactly) short story based on the prompt(does not include...
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J.C. Martin, the Fighter Writer, is hosting the Oracle Olympics, in connection with her new book, ORACLE! For the final, the finalists have to write a 100-word story that starts with the prompt: “The...
View ArticleInuit Drabble for Blogophilia 28.5
This week is another drabble which is a short story in exactly 100 words. The prompt is not included in the word count. The prompt is the following quote from Hermann Hesse Everything becomes a little...
View ArticleFantasy for Blogophilia 34.5
Fantasy Over the Hill and Far Away or so it seems from my perspective. The tree stoops, its leaves leisurely float soundlessly to the snow covered ground, like angels’ tears. Five bright blue horses...
View ArticlePlay Ball! For Blogophilia 41.5
Yesterday Mr. D.’s soul collectors baseball team played the Louisiana Reapers composed of regular reapers like on the TV show Dead like me. They were called the grim weepers because they cried...
View ArticleFairy Tale for Blogophilia 44.5
How can I be lost? This is the path I always follow when going home from grandmother’s house. The trail should be right here. The trees surround me and it’s so quiet not a squirrel or bird have I...
View ArticleUnknown for Blogophilia 51.5
We hiked; enjoying the October sky and the scent of clean brisk air with the leaves crunching under our feet. What a glorious day to be outdoors. After half an hour of walking and admiring the...
View ArticleD is for Drabble
Welcome to a tour of my blogs written for the A-Z challenge. Today is April 4th and I’m Delighted to be here. Drabbles are stories told in exactly 100 words. Usually a prompt is given which is not...
View ArticleI is for Inuit
Welcome to a tour of my blogs written for the A-Z challenge. Today is April 10th and the Ironic letter I And another drabble also written for B is for Blogophilia The prompt is the following quote...
View ArticleM is for Mouse
Welcome to a tour of my blogs written for the A-Z challenge. Today is April 15th and the Marvelous letter M As I said in J is for Just, I enrolled in a flash fiction course last year. One of the...
View ArticleU is for Unknown
Welcome to a tour of my blogs written for the A-Z challenge. Today is April 24th and the Unusual letter U Actually this story has a long history which I won’t bore you with *** The Unknown We...
View ArticleFlash Fiction Friday 1.0
My friend Kristen has posted a sentence as a prompt for her first Flash Fiction Friday. The sentence is: In this case, it would be incorrect to assume Occam’s Razor. What is Occam’s Razor? Occam’s...
View ArticleOccam’s Razor for Blogophilia 15.6
My friend Kristen has posted a sentence as a prompt for her first Flash Fiction Friday. The sentence is: In this case, it would be incorrect to assume Occam’s Razor. What is Occam’s Razor? Occam’s...
View ArticleTrapped for Blogophilia 16.6
Kristen and I have been feeding off each other, so for the second week in a row, thank you. Trapped (a drabble) She sat next to me in the empty room. Waiting for the next bus out of town. How the hell...
View ArticleTattoos and High Heels
In Toronto Saturday night, outside the hotel, we witnessed an amusing sight. One group of folks milled about from the tattoo convention in their designer skin. Another group waited to get on the bus...
View ArticleStory Time for Blogophilia 20.6
I love this house, thought Tabitha. And I especially enjoy sitting on the porch with him. The old house with gleaming wood floors and molding, the porch large with comfortable cane chairs and...
View ArticleAt Night’s End for Blogophilia 24.6
It was nearly morning. The three girls knew the night of fun would end at sun’s rise. The curly haired blonde with the face of porcelain and blue dress cried. “Oh I don’t want it to be over.” The dark...
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